Full Circle

Disclaimer: I still only own Grace (and Ty).

After leaving Luke's we stopped at Doose's to get more junk food than I ever knew was made, then went and got a movie. They ended up choosing, "Cannibal! The Musical," it was interesting, to say the least, and probably not something I'd watch for fun, but Lorelai and Rory's commentary made it all worth it.

During the move we ate, and ate, and ate, and ate. There was more junk food there than I think was in the store, and I hadn't even heard of half of it. Plus, as if that wasn't bad enough Lorelai and Rory enjoyed mixing things together and making, "new snacks," and I wasn't feeling the best before we starting eating. Needless to say, I was definitely feeling a little sick.

Once the movie was over we tried to decide what to do and somehow it ended up coming up that I had never seen Willy Wonka, I think I put Lorelai and Rory into shock. They put the movie in quicker than I had ever seen anyone move. Just as the kid fell into the chocolate and the Oompa Loompas started appearing, something that made Lorelai squeal with joy, I started feeling sick, really sick.

"Hey Lorelai?" I tried asking, but she just shushed me, so I tried again, "Lorelai?"

Again I was shushed and she pointed to the Oompa Loompas, luckily Rory spoke up, "She won't talk while the Oompa Loompas are on."

I sat there trying to compose myself, "Where is your bathroom?"

Rory pointed to it and I stood up, but as soon as I did I knew I didn't have a lot of time, I ran into the bathroom and started throwing up, just barely making it to the toilet. As I leaned over the toilet, tears came to my eyes and I continued vomiting, within a moment hands came, pulled back my hair and started rubbing my back.

Once I was done I sat back and saw that it was Lorelai beside me, she asked if I was ok. I was about to say yes when it was clear that I wasn't and I leaned back over the toilet. I heard Lorelai ask Rory to get a damp washcloth and some Ginger Ale. After another moment I slowly sat back, afraid to move, Lorelai handed me the cup and told me to take a sip. I slowly did, afraid of the results, but nothing happened.

"I don't want to jinx anything here, but how are you doing?"

I looked over at Lorelai, "Well, I wouldn't mind brushing my teeth."

Lorelai smiled at me then looked at Rory, "Hun, I think there's a new toothbrush in my bathroom, can you go check?" Rory left the bathroom and Lorelai turned to me again, "Do you think you can move to the couch?"

I slowly nodded my head and Lorelai helped me get up and we headed to the couch. I laid down and she covered me with a blanket, she told me she'd be right back, but before she was I fell fast asleep.

Nobody's POV

Rory came back down the stairs to see Grace asleep on the couch, "Mom?" she whispered.

"In here!" Lorelai called quietly from the kitchen, "Is she asleep?"

"Oh yeah, she's out, do you think she's ok?"

Lorelai smiled at her daughters compassion, "I'm sure she's fine hun, I'm sure it was just all the junk food."

"Yeah, you're probably right, she just doesn't have the tolerance that we do."

Lorelai and Rory sat down at the table, "So what do you think of her?"

"I don't know, she seems nice enough, but she was very," Rory stopped and searched for the right word, "Proper."

Lorelai gasped, "That's it! I knew there was something, I just couldn't figure out what. You're right though, the whole night she was very proper and she even seemed scared, like she was afraid to do or say the wrong thing."

"I wonder what her story is?"

"I'm not sure, but I've got a hunch that it wasn't good." Lorelai stood up, "It's getting late so I'm gonna head to bed," She kissed the top of Rory's head, "Night sweets."

"Night Mom," Lorelai started to walk away, "Hey Mom," Lorelai stopped, "I think it's really great that you're doing this."

"Doing what?"

"You know, you're kind of taking Grace under your wing, helping her out. I think it's great."

Lorelai smiled, "Night."

Grace's POV

I had woken up late the next morning and found a note and toothbrush left on the table for me, Lorelai and Rory both were gone already but they said I should stay as long as I liked and not to worry about going into to work. I took that day to look around Stars Hollow, meet the people, and do a little shopping.

The next day I started work, it was all going very well, I learned fast and Lorelai seemed impressed. I moved into Luke's old apartment the day after that and with the money I had saved up from working last summer I was able to buy a cheap car.

After that everything fell into a routine and the days quickly turned into weeks. Everything seemed to be going so well, except for one thing. I never quite got back to feeling better, I still got nauseous and was throwing up, a lot. There was only one thing that it could possibly be after all this time, but I didn't want to consider that possibility.

I was up in my apartment watching TV and waiting for Lorelai to come up, she was supposed to be helping me decide how I wanted to decorate, I didn't want to repaint, I still felt the place was Luke's, but I wanted to add a little something to it. I heard Lorelai outside the door and I called her in when it happened, I ran to the bathroom and she followed me in, I had only been getting sick at night so I had been able to hid it, but now I had been caught.

Just like that night at Lorelai's I felt a hand holding my hair and the other stroking my back, I sat back and started to sob.

Lorelai wrapped her arms around me as I cried, "Grace, honey, what's wrong?"

I knew I had to tell her, I had to tell somebody, I had no idea what to do, "I-I've been sick like this for awhile now," I tried to tell her through my tears, "Ever since that night at your house."

Lorelai stopped rubbing my back for a moment and leaned back to look at me, "That was 4 weeks ago," she said in a shocked voice.

I looked at her, it was now or never, I drew in a shaky breath and then proclaimed, "I think I'm pregnant."

Lorelai sat, shocked, "Well, um, how long has it been since-"

I answered her before she could finish, "About 2 months."

Lorelai stood up and quickly turned into take charge mode, "Well ok, we need a plan. First we need to find out for sure, so we need to get a test, but we can't get one here." She thought for a moment, "I guess we should go to Hartford."

"No!" I quickly shouted, though the chance of running into them was slim, I didn't want to risk it.

Lorelai gave me a puzzled look before she continued, "Ok, then, we'll go to Litchfield instead."

I sighed, "I'm sorry Lorelai."

She sat down beside me again, "For what?"

I continued looking at the floor, "For all this you have to deal with, for me throwing up, and you have to drive me all the way to Litchfield. You don't have to you know, I can take myself."

Lorelai lifted my face so that I was looking at her, "I know I don't have to, I want to. And you have nothing to be sorry for." She gave me a smile then helped me up off the floor, "Come on, let's go."

After a long nervous drive and a stop at a gross gas station bathroom I was sitting in Lorelai's Jeep waiting for my results, and I was nervous. I didn't know how to feel about this, it obviously would mess things up, but maybe, possibly it could be good? We sat in silence as we waited, there was nothing to be said. My cell phone alarm beeped and I looked down. Pregnant.

A/N: A little twist, but just another thing that is going to come full circle, you'll see what I mean later. I'm pretty sure I know the name and sex already but I will always take suggestions. And next chapter we will be learning even more about Grace as she and Lorelai talk about the dad and a little about her family. Please review and let me know what you think (good or bad!).